Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-18

1 t0e Aocte VIII fesitate 20 pfuDounce N
favor of the fullest and most complete
reeaprocity. Fortunately. Canada 10 as
free ard clothed With as full power 10
Sasclede the arrangements a. is The
Untted States. The former hy gacA q
coarse will in no wise disturb her rela-
tons With the mosher eaunfrv.
The ties thai bind her 10 FRgIAnd are
not e'mmereiAl. They are those which
reeca from heaFthssone 20 hearthGtOna,
sDd could ocly be destroyed BY the
1oteer colntFy 10 "a effort 20 interposs
inseparahle barriers IN the wav of
the prosperity ard happiness af her
eitiSens on this aide Of the Atlantic.
This. EnRland will not do. or course.
u casa OF full reciprocity a. IL proposed
IN the bill 20 which have called your
attention, the internal revenue system
OF Oanada would require some madin-
cation, hut this relates 30 matters % de-
tail, and presents ne serious obstacle
wo.th considering.
Oar tariff customs are now substaa-
tiallv the same and would Be made
identical. and that system which has
placed the United States Ia the Trent
rank NJ rnanutscturiog nations will
speedily DO like service for Canada
The settlement OF the question about
mackerel aud Goldfish il NOS dificult,
ard compared With the vast interests
affected bv q sestlement Of the reoi-
precitv question, All the nsh In cantro-
dish.
II Canada, 10 the interest Of attain
tnR what am persuaded fVe-sixths oe
the people of both countries desire.
| oould for one wear extend the privileges
II hDNnhAN,ma ama-...1 - -
tn, oar fishermen. all 'eausea Of friction
would BE- removed. TIE result wOuId
he an adjustment OF the differences by
foil reciprocity, which would assure re-
newed prosperity % aa and 10 Canada
s1ch as we have hitherto not known.
This woald possibly involve q little
sacFince OF pride. hus the act Would be
met on this side hv like spirit OF CON-
promise and adjustment In other
words, CONCESSIONS weald Be mutual"
De Leaseps Advised te stay at Home.
PAnTs. March I'm De Ls~saeps tnday
visited President Grew aud Count von
Munater, German Ambassador. The
Radical press make q hitter attack on
n. De I,asseps far calling France the
natural friend Of Oarnanv. and "a ad-
visas him 10 stay At home In the future
and conane himself 10 canal matters.
EnEiishmen weartag the Shamrock.
LoEDoS. M4rch IA feature ~ the
obseFvance Of ~. PatFiek's DRy in Fog.
land Was tho Appearance Af many Eng
lishmen wearing shamrocks. The sleet
and snow storm stopped all outdoor de-
moustrations 10 boRoF of the day.
II 70 feared that riots will ensne from
The celebration OF the day at Lurgan,
County Armagh. and tvo bnndred extra
policemen have been added 10 the regu-
ar looal forss.
50. PesersSurE PoIiee Alarmed.
LONDON. March 1.-THE nnlice have
become alarmed at St. Petersburg.
a widespraad band OF Nihilists ready
for immediAts action.
Prisoners Released.
LONDON, March lT.-rha Moorish
have released 50 persons
impVi ioned undar American claims at
AloszlF and At Lsraiche.
Gladstone speaks On the Irish 0ues-
fian.
LoSDoN, March IL - Mr. Gladstone
delivered \ spaaeh at dinner tsni0ht
siven bv the Yorkshire members Of the
House - Commons. He began bv re-
'erging 10 his belief that there waa q
yrnWin0 opinion in favor ~ HOme Rula,
wen Amopp its FORMER opponents. He
,aunsalled Lord Salisbury TO wakeu
rom hia sleep II he wished to banieh
iis Rirht nave. The Premier. however,
aid Mr.. Gladstone. appeared dater-
mined 10 remain asleep. MT. Glad
tone maintained that it waa impossible
n deal With other questions until the
Tish question was cleared cut OF the
ray.
He said: 'I wish to aay a word re-
larding what onDneive 60 be- nv Obli-
'atioR toward ths different parties and
ections We have 10 deal with. IN start
no We are aerned that ireland should
SIX an sffaotivs self government in AZ
airs properly exclusively Irish. snbjest
o the undusstionable supremacy Of the
impartial Parliament. Hhould she eK-
end her dsmands beyond this limit,
Eanklv tell vau I wouid no longer pro-
note Der cause; bat 20 long a. the de-
aands she utters ars Just and within
he bounds OF moderation, / will stand
aat N her eausa IN chat remains 20 me
. political life. TOheers.l 10 was our
lntv TO acknowledge whatever ap-
'r0aehea the Conservatives made 20
aoHpuitisn OF the real atafe of facts and
Z the prospects before ~. Major
isundersou recently said the settlement
4 the irish question is eminently salts
aotoTy.
"It appears IN The minds Of extreme
nen THAI their movement n In the
i0ht direction. We should leave open
he wav for the Conservatives 70 pursue
he right poliov IN this matter. hoped
hev would deal libefallv With Ireland,
,ut they missed the chance when they
lsd Il. I know they received our sug-
leations - assistancs as insuita, bat the
essona of all great reforms teach them
hat thev ought 70 receive eur we'll
meant offer TO assist them against the
'efFaotory members OF theiF party who
3aa not patient tolerance
RsfeFFtng 10 the dafeat Of bis meas
IRE in Parliament. Mr.. Gladstone said:
: AZ regards the main prop0sals We had
a view. II would be futile 20 talk Of re-
sedino. bat Ia regard 10 those improve
nents, u should be pleasaFable dnty
% seek them. cherish the hope tbas
hire are various prints on which i'm
Dosals we submitted 20 Parliament, and
hat these viii muItiply ~ We draw
sear the time. probably still distant
8AFANANNHNA
INV practical effect 70 OuE political
views One point which helD@d cur
lefsat. and speeiaily oansed difheulty
among our best friendas was the pTopo-
al 20 uae the imperial credit ~ Irish
landlords. Well. let me say thia: I
rave the hrmsst c5uvictiSn that ve
8sVeF pFooossd 20 risk q sixpeDoe, bat
hat does not decide the ease. nv duty
3 10 consider whether the proposal was
essential 10 any sound policy for Ire
and. at once tell you thia. and make
confession that In our proposal 10 be-
half Of the Irish landlords, we vent
10 the furthest point in their behalf,
md upon two grounds. partly BE-
,asse We kBog tbat they have been
he pettsd children Of EsRland Who 10
loW, ~ Il vere, taFuing on then In
l0me degree. and partly beesnse We
wished 60 give our opponents every In
igcement for q great and speedy settle
nent of the question / cherish the
rope that IL viii be perfectly possible 20
ievise q Tlsn for the safe purchase OF
he estates ia Irelaad.
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